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Invisible Neighbors.. Do You See Them Now?

Nov302016

On this 30th day of November we mark the last day of our ’30 Ways in 30 Days to Give’ calendar which started the 2016 Giving Season at the beginning of November. HomeAid San Diego has been sharing a simple way each day for the 30 days in November to give to those who are hungry or homeless. You can st …

Happy #GivingTuesday!

Nov292016

You scored tremendous Black Friday deals and scoured Cyber Monday websites. Now most of the Holiday shopping’s done. It’s time to give back. Give 10% of what you spent on Black Friday and Cyber Monday to HomeAid San Diego today, #GivingTuesday …

Give From Your Heart: Promises2Kids

Nov272016

Each year at Thanksgiving I am filled with warm memories of my family and our Thanksgiving Traditions. For me, I remember big family gatherings with the children playing while my mom and Aunts were busy cooking and sharing all the joys of the past year. The day always ended with a fabulous meal and sharing …

Small Business Saturday: Home Start

Nov262016

Come find the perfect holiday treasures for friends and family this Small Business Saturday at Home Start’s Thrift Boutique! Your purchase and support will help strengthen local families and protect children. Also, don’t forget to take clean out that closet and check your garag …

Int’l Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

Nov252016

Since 1969 Center for Community Solutions has worked with individuals affected by domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking. We provide comprehensive prevention and intervention services that include a 24-hour bilingual crisis hotline, emergency shelters, counseling services, lega …

Why and How Father Joe’s Villages Provides 1 Million Meals a Year

Nov242016

Did you know San Diego has the fourth largest homeless population in the country? In addition to being without a place to live or sleep, most homeless individuals do not have access to nutritious food. According to Feeding America San Diego, nearly 480,000 San Diegans struggle with food insecurity, and of those, more than 160,000 are children. …

Adopt-a-Family for the Holidays: North County Lifeline

Nov222016

The holiday season sometimes seems to creep up on us unexpectedly and as most of us begin to make preparations for the Thanksgiving meal and Christmas or Hanukah gift buying, there are many in our community who struggle to simply get by …

National Stuffing Day

Nov212016

By: Brian Fish, Partner at Dentons & HomeAid San Diego Board President
As many of you know, I have a quirky sense of humor. When asked to write an article for National Stuffing Day, all kinds of possibilities came to my mind. However, …

Modern Day Slavery

Nov202016

Human trafficking lives in our backyards, with our daughters, neighbors and friends all vulnerable to being lured in. It is not “just” a problem overseas or “just” in another city. San Diego is among the top cities in our country for commercial sexua …

Restore Hope this Holiday: South Bay Community Services

Building Futures for Homeless Youth: San Diego Youth Services

Nov132016

Did you know there are over 1,000 transition-age-youth and unaccompanied children living on the streets in San Diego County each day? Sadly, from the 2016 WeALLCount Point-in-Time Count, the numbers are up from 2015 …

They Fought for You, It’s Time to Fight for Them

Nov112016

The Military will train a service member for five months to get ready for Military life, but oftentimes just 5 days to prepare them to transition back to civilian life. Not only can this make the transition stressful for service members, but many of the skills learned in the Military will not transfer over into the civilian sector …

Why I Advocate for the Homeless

Nov102016

By: Devin Beale, HomeAid San Diego Board Member

I have been a HomeAid San Diego Board Member since 2011, and I’ve always believed in the importance of philanthropy and giving back to my community. I have volunteered building houses for families living in very harsh conditions …

Meals on Wheels: Seniors, The Hidden Hungry

Nov92016

Did you know that today in America over 9.6 Million seniors are food insecure?

In San Diego County there are over 131,000 seniors that aren’t sure where there next meal is coming from or have the ability to grocery shop, let alone cook for themselves. These are not the seniors you see out …

Jewish Family Service: Supporting Aging with Dignity

Nov72016

Our nation’s older adults are a population at disproportionate risk of going hungry. On any given day, there are as many as 9.5 million Americans over the age of 60 who struggle to pay for food. Here in San Diego County, where one in five seniors have incomes less than $18,000 a year …

San Diego Rescue Mission: Crush the Cardboard

Nov62016

Herb Johnson, President and CEO of San Diego Rescue Mission, could not have said it better when stating that hunger and homelessness is, “the biggest tragedy in America’s Finest City.” Homelessness is an epidemic in San Diego. On any given night, an estimated 10,000- 15,000 people are without a home in our own county …

Exposure – Community Resource Center

Nov52016

Kickflips, McTwists, Slams and Smith Grinds. These were terms once relegated to the brooding adolescent minority of smelly, rebellious teenage boys shredding their way through the streets of Southern California and onto the revenge list of property owners across the country. But with everything that’s happened in the last forty years no one could have prepared the skateboarding world, or general public, for t …

The Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank: Hunger Matters

Nov42016

11.3% of the world’s population is hungry- that’s roughly 805 million people who go undernourished on a daily basis. Hunger in San Diego is a problem that many of us do not see, yet it affects people all around us… …

Invisible Neighbors…do you see them?

Nov12016

The results of the 2016 Point-in-Time Count showed that there were 8,692 homeless men, women and children counted on the streets of San Diego – these are the homeless folks we can see. What about those we cannot see or who are visible during the day on the street corners, but disappear into the night into a car, or on a friend’s couch, or under a bridge? We call these folks our ‘Invisible Neighbors’… …

HomeAid San Diego Homelessness Awareness Month Wrap-Up

Jan152016

HomeAid San Diego designated the month of November as Homelessness Awareness Month to help bring attention to those experiencing hunger and homelessness in San Diego County.

To prepare the public for this month long awareness campaign, we designed our first ever November ‘Giving Calendar’ entitled ’30 Ways in 30 Days to Give,’ in partnership with organizations committed to fighting hunger and homelessness in our area. …

HomeAid San Diego’s newest housing development project – Interfaith Community Service’s Hawthorne Veterans and Family Resource Center in Escondido, CA, was officially dedicated on October 7th, 2015. The Resource Center will provide beds and services for 20 formerly homeless veterans and 12 homeless non-veterans. The new center is in a former medical office building that had been vacant for 20 years. Renovations began in February, 2015 and the majority of the $3.2 million project was funded through gifts and in-kind construction donations. …

Give a Little Bit or A Lot! #GivingTuesday is HERE!

Dec12015

We have a day for giving thanks. We have two for getting deals. Now, we have #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back. On Tuesday, December 1, 2015, charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world will come together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and to giv …

Turn CYBER MONDAY into CYBER GIVING!

Nov302015

Buy something for someone who is hungry or homeless!

On this 30th day of November we mark the last day of the month with Cyber Monday. We encourage you to think of those who are not able to provide for themselves or their families this holiday season. As you buy something online for you or a loved one, buy another for someone who may be experiencing hunger or homelessness and deliver it personally, together with your family or loved ones to the nearest shelter. You’ll be surprised at the wonderful feeling you receive from this simple act of giving. And what a life lesson to share with your family …